Nursing Station
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About this site
Nursing Station is a coral-encrusted lava flow in the southern marine reserve of Statia, a 10 minute boat ride away. Its maximum depth is 19 metres (63 feet) and it is graded beginner to intermediate.
Several old anchors from the 18th and 19th centuries lie around the site. Several deep overhangs shelter nurse sharks, which are commonly seen napping beneath them, and in the sandy patch divers often find a large number of lettuce sea slugs in various colours.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
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